8 papers
Multi-band optical photometric variability of the blazar OJ 287 from 2015 to 2025
Alok C. Gupta, Karan Dogra, Mark Kidger +101
We present the most densely sampled multi-band optical photometric observations of the peculiar BL Lacertae object OJ 287 from 2015 to 2025 with a focus on its optical activity on…
Detection of Quasiperiodic Oscillations in the Blazar PKS 0735+178 with TESS
Shubham Kishore, Alok C. Gupta, Paul J. Wiita +2
We report here the detection of signatures of a quasiperiodic oscillation (QPO) and a short flare in the optical light curve of the blazar PKS 0735+178, observed in two sectors, 71…
Detection of optical quasi-periodic oscillation in the blazar 3C 454.3
Karan Dogra, Alok C. Gupta, C. M. Raiteri +83
We analyzed 19 years of -band data of the blazar 3C 454.3 from the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT) archive, along with new data from its members and from public archives suc…
Detection of quasi-periodic oscillations in the 37 GHz radio light curve of the blazar Ton 599 during 1990-2020
Alok C. Gupta, Alexandr E. Volvach, Shubham Kishore +6
Blazars are a subclass of radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGNs) that display strong multi-wavelength variability on diverse timescales ranging from years down to minutes. In the…
Variability Study and Searching for QPOs with day-like periods in the blazar S5 0716+714 with TESS
Shubham Kishore, Alok C. Gupta, Paul J. Wiita
Using an unprecedented cadence of 30 minutes provided by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), we have examined the optical light curves (LCs) of the blazar S5 0716+714…
Possibility of Month-scale Quasi-periodic Oscillations in the Gamma-ray Light Curve of OP 313
Sandeep Kumar Mondal, Shubham Kishore, Alok C. Gupta +1
In this work, we report evidence suggesting the potential future detection of a month-scale quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) in the gamma-ray light curve of OP 313. We analysed alm…